Door or gate operating device



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ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 22, 1930 PATENT OFFICE EDWARD R. TURNER, orHOLLY, ooLoeAno DOOR R GATE OPERATING DEVICE Appli-cation led October30, 1928. Serial No. 316,053.

This invention relates to doors and gates and has special reference tovehicle operated doors'and gates.

One important object of the invention is to 5 provide an improved: formof door and gate yhanging and operating device especially adapted foruse in connection with garages, farm androad gates and other likeclosures for buildings, fields and roadways.

A second important object ofthe invention is to provide an'improvedl'ormot supporting rail for use in connection with devices of thisdescription, the rail being arrangedto support the closure, whatever itstype, centrally ofthe opening. to be closed.

A third important obj ect of the invention is to provide improvedoperating means for such closures. Y

With the above and other objects in view as will be hereinafterapparent. the invention consists in general of certain novel de-`tails/of vconstructionV and combinations of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifical- ,25ly claimed.

In the accompanying vdrawings like characters of reference'indicate likeparts in the several'views, and: p

Figurel is a front elevation, partlyvin section, 'ofa `closure andoperating means constructed inaccordance with Vthis invention,the'closure in theV present instance being in the form of a garage door.

Figure 2 isa section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1. i

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail showing the treadle in side elevation,the view being partly'in section. Y

v,Figure 4 is a plan view ofthe treadle and adjacentv parts. ,f l

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing a modified formoftheinvention.

Figure ,.6l is a section on theeline 6-6 of .Figure 5' Figure 7 is aldetail section. on the line 7-7 of YFigure 1. Y y f v Eifgure ,8 is adetail's'ectio'n'onthe line 8 8 of Figure l.' V Figure 9 is al face viewof a door constructed in accordance with this invention showing the samein several positions.

Figure 10 shows a convenient mode of ria'- idly attaching the curvedrail 16 to the rod 15.

lVhile the invention has been here shown as applied to a garage door itis to be understood that this arrangement is not restricted to anyparticular type of door or gate but the principles involved may beutilized in connection with doors, gates, barriers and the like whereverlocated. Therefore the words frame and closure as used herein are to beunderstood in their broadest sense the'word frame7 being understood asmeaning any kind of supporting structure such as a door frame, gateposts and the like, and the word closure7 including doors, gates for allpurposes and other types of barriers, the only restriction being thatsuch closures are of the laterally movable type. Furthermox-f f it is tobe understood that the present dis closure shows but two of many formsand uses of the invention.

- In the forms here shown there is disclosed a door frame 10 situated inthe wall 11 ot a 75 building such as a garage or the like.

In the form shown in Figure 1 this door frame provides an opening whichis normally closed by a door 12 having secured to its front or outerface a pair of track wheels 13. To one side of the frame 10 and spacedforwardly therefrom is fixed a post 14C which. for the purposes of thisinvention. is consi(L ered as part of the frame. Extending through theupper part of the post 14, is a 85 rock shaft 15 carrying rigidlyattached thereto between the post 14 and frame l0 an arcuate track 16consisting of a bar of metal curved to have its convex edge on itsunderside. Ou this rail rests the Wheels 18 and it will bc 90 obviousthat whatever the position to which the rail 16 may be swung the wheelswill lie opposite each other in the same horizontal line since they arespaced equally on opposite sides of the center of gravity of the doorand the curvature of the rail 16 is uniform throughout. It is also to benoted that the rail is attached to the shaft 15 across the frame andterminates in an end 17 adapted y to rest on astop lfand, having an eye191;@ LQ@ which is connected one end of a spring Q10. This spring has`its other end connected to a post 21 and thus serves to hold the railyieldably in position to cause the door to hang' centrally of the dooropening. The other end of the rail extends outwardly and curves upwardlyfrom the shaft 15 andfis bent at its end tofprovide a stop @2tepreventithe wheels from accidentally rolling of the rail. A'

suitable InodeY of rigidity attaching the curved rail 16 to the rod loisshown mittig.-

l10. Here the top ofthe rod 15V is shown flattened or concaved, andastrongscrew is shown at S for rigidly connecting the two elements. Whentherod 15Yis rotated alittle, by a downward' movement of the roel; Varmin Fig. 1.l the Arail 16 isV rocked thereby on-the'rod 15 as a pivot.The rod 15 is on the bottom side of rail 16 so as Ynot to interfererwithrollers 13. i f

ln order to tilt the rail there is 'fixed to the shaft 15. a roch 'armQSwhich is Connected bya link 24 to a rock arm @Zt tixedfon a rock Vshaftextending; transvereely in front ofthe dooropeniiw' a ,suitahleeoveredtrench Y *X27 or pit-26 being provided for this rock shaft and thebearings-52'? which support 1t. In

leach form herev shown Lthere is provided a )eetion 33 and, in theforrn'shown in Figure.

1, this progcction kis connected hy a link 34:

, with a rock* arm Pio-fixed on the shaft'25f.

In the form of the invention shownfi'n F1gure' 5 the pos-t 14 'isomitted and the rail 16 tizi-ed on vaf rock shaft-86 supported intheframe 10. In' this forin-r whe-elsr 37: run on the track 16, beingconnected tothe door 12 by hangers 38 'andy being'positionedon oppositeSides ofthe-Shaft 36. A rock arm 39 extendsv from theV shaft 36 and ieconnected by a oord or wire 40, whichialedtoA proper poaitionl by idlerpulleys Lllpwith-the trea'dle projection vOne`V or more 'guides-l2 may)e used to guldefthe Y1:ult-o move in avertical f planeand guidenieanslS/ls used-:at the-hot' tom-ofthe door to prevent swinging by the:wind on, 1n the' Case of gates, byannnals;

ftlsolatch Ineanslllfefsuit'ahle type may he used. to latch theYdoor-against movement until the v.tn feadle 1a started downl lnoperation a vehicley 'approaching the door will be. guided so thatthe'wheels onionei l side-will run: over the tree-die anddepress it.

This-- will 'effect rocking ofthey rail: by ita sepn ugrtit1-gl Ballett:endath door? wilt mollato@ open position :After the vehicle rolls offthe treadle the rail will move to normal position under theinfluence ofthe spring and the door Will Close.. l l

It is to be noted that the treadle will be made of suflicient lengthtopermit the vehicle to roll entirely past-the.; gate ordoor beforeitsta-rts toclose. Alem-whilethere hasheen here shown a door opening tothe right, the device maybe made to open to the left by a mere reversa-lofthe parts and that double doors,.one sliding to the right and theother to theleft, may be used by mere duplication of. parts. v Y

There has thus been provided a'simple andeiiicient'devceof thellinddescribed and for the purpose specifiedaf Y. i

It is obvious that minor changes mayifho made `in `the formandconstruction ofthe invention withoutdepartingifrom the materialspirit thereof; lt isfnot,y therefore, desi-red to confine thei'nventionto theY exactform. herein shown and descrihechihutit is..desired to include all suehas properlycome within:- the scope claimed.Y i

As shown in the dr:afwing, tlm-members- 28 may be made of narrow slats',to prevent stock from standing on them,- which would of course open the'gata When used on az gaf rage door.'v or barn doonasimple iboardpco-uldhe used. Y lla'vingl thus described-theinvention, what is claimed asnew, is: l Y L 1.l ln a door :indagate-opening and closing device, aframe, avclosurefa horizontal shaft journalled insaid frame, anarcuatetrack fixed intermediate its ends Eto sai-d shaftwith its lower edge.oonveX,. roller hangers running' on said track and carryingsaidclosnref, a

roch arm fixed to the shaft, to rockit'he'same and tilt the track,A alin-lr` eXtending; downwardly from the rock arm, a rook sli-aft helowthe level of the closure, afrook arnr fia-ed on the rok sha-ft andl`having the lower end of thelinlrconneetedthretofa- 'ld-vehicle operatedmeans for actuating saidxrock sll'aft.V In a door vandlgate-opening-and: closing device, a frame, a closure"7aihori-Zontalfshaft Y journalled in said framean arcuate track fixedintermediate its ends to said shaft with itslower edgeconvexrroller'hangers running on said track and carrying saidclosure,aroek arm fixed to the shaft, to rock thelsavme' tilt the track,` alinkextending downwardly' from the rook arm, arock shaft helm'vV the levelOft-,11 Closure Mock arm' xdlon .the l rock shaft and havingthelowerlendfthelinl;

connected thereto, 'a second rook 'arm fixed on" said rook shaft',anda-treadle fin'thepatli'of Vvehicle wheels andhavingsaid lastroclfrarm connected thereto;

In testimony whereof I afx

